With hands clapping, bodies swaying and beach balls flying, the singing voices of nearly 1,100 Episcopalians filled Benson Great Hall on the campus of Bethel University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, for the opening worship service of the 2011 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) on June 23.
27 June 2011
The Archbishop of the West Indies since 2009, Dr John Holder, is awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, announced last weekend. His award is for services to religion (Barbados list).
20 June 2011
Diocese, mission partnership aided by $50,000 grant to strengthen, preserve Native language
15 June 2011
The new Primate, Héctor "Tito" Zavala, welcomed delegates to Santiago for this year's first of two regular meetings. The key concern was Uruguay's petition to seek another jurisdiction after last year's Provincial Synod
13 June 2011
As soon as word got out that evacuees fleeing the wildfires of Northern Alberta needed a safe haven and support for basic needs, Anglicans along with members of host communities immediately rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
20 May 2011
From June 23 to 26, an international Anglican conference will convene in Victoria, B.C., to explore how churches can be safer environments for vulnerable youth and adults.
12 May 2011
A New York City church with centuries-old ties to the Church of England is bringing the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton right up to its altar.
28 April 2011
Episcopal and Lutheran leaders in the United States and Canada have issued a joint pastoral letter to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the churches' full-communion relationships saying that they "look forward to the development of fuller relationships that will lead to a common mission, ministry, and witness in the world."
28 April 2011
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori concluded a three-day visit to the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina on Palm Sunday, preaching in Spanish and celebrating the Eucharist at La Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia in Newton Grove, North Carolina.
22 April 2011
As the first baby boomers reach retirement age, the Older Adult Ministries Task Force of the Episcopal Church is recognizing and addressing issues and concerns of the aging population, and making available online resources, according to an April 12 release from the office of public affairs.
18 April 2011